Theatre Scrub Nurse/ODP

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused healthcare provider in Camden Town is seeking a Registered Nurse or ODP to deliver high standards of perioperative care in the operating theatres. The ideal candidate will be responsible for assessing patient care, assisting during procedures, and working closely with a multidisciplinary team. A commitment to continual professional development and effective communication is essential.

Benefits

Structured mentoring

Staff development packages

Qualifications

• Proven record in perioperative care required.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Accountable for patient-focused individualised care.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient care from admission to discharge.
• Assist anaesthetist/surgeon during procedures.
• Communicate effectively with patients and team.

Skills

Perioperative care experience

Nursing skills

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse qualification or ODP qualification

Job description

Responsibilities

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care of patients from admission to discharge using an integrated care pathway (ICP) or the nursing process.
• To assist anaesthetist / surgeon with emergency / elective procedures in all hospital departments as required.
• To ensure stock levels are adequate for effective perioperative care.
• To maintain effective channels of communication with patients, relatives and the multidisciplinary team involved in providing care.
• To understand the principles of clinical governance and the impact on patient care, i.e. audit and evidenced based practice.
• Ensure that written documentation is maintained in line with the NMC & HCPC standards for Records and Record Keeping and Trust policy.
• To act safely and develop skills to be effective in emergency situations, e.g. cardiac arrest.
• To practice within the framework of corporate and local policies.
• To be professionally sensitive to the needs of patients and colleagues.
• To participate in the development of your Personal Development Plan and identify your own professional, educational and training needs and goals.
• To ensure your own continual professional development in line with NMC or HCPC requirements.

About the organisation

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

To maintain confidentiality in relation to information about patients, staff and other health service providers in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1984 and the Caldicott guidelines. Ensure that Trust policy is followed with regards to health and safety and infection control issues. To maintain a safe environment by ensuring own knowledge of equipment and adhering to manufacturer's guidelines. To participate in team and departmental meetings to develop and improve practice in the department and promote new ideas. To uphold good standards of behaviour towards your colleagues, patients, and the public. To take an active role in induction and orientation of new staff. Conform to Trust and Unit policies regarding reporting of sickness and the booking of annual / study leave. Maintain standard of conduct and dress to sustain public confidence in accordance with the NMC & HCPC Code of Professional conduct and Trust Policies.

We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.

As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women's staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.

Please note, not all roles will meet the criteria for a skilled worker visa.

Role and Qualifications

We are seeking dedicated, motivated, qualified professionals to join University Hospital Lewisham - Theatres. As a key member of the team, you will deliver high standards of perioperative care, and have the ability to support the multidisciplinary team to facilitate excellent patient care in the operating theatres.

You must be a Registered Nurse or have an ODP qualification with a proven record within the perioperative field. In return for your hard work, we offer well-established, structured mentoring and staff development packages to support you in your role.

The post holder will be accountable and responsible for providing a high standard of patient focused individualised care, with an evidence-based practice focus. They will be expected to carry out aspects of patient care without direct supervision. They will be able to communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team and contribute to the effective running of the theatre / department. Utilizing the principles of the national framework and local strategy of Clinical Governance and other national initiatives, they will participate in action on improvements in patient care. The post holder will carry out all duties in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) Codes of Conduct, HCPC and Relevant Trust policies.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.

Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.

We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 - the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.

To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values here

Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as "good" or "outstanding" in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.

Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.

LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King's College London's GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.

We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.